dill 'Dukat'
dill
- Position: full sun
- Soil: fertile, moist but well drained
A particularly fine-flavoured variety of dill that's well known for its generous leaf production, selected to produce more foliage before running to seed than most. Dill provides a delicious flavouring to pickles or with vegetables, salads and fish dishes, and the pretty, feathery foliage looks at home anywhere in the garden, making a lovely foil to your flowers. If it is allowed to flower, then these can be eaten too. They have a similar flavour to the leaves. - Growing Instructions:Sow direct where it is to grow, as dill has a long taproot and dislikes being transplanted. Choose a sunny, sheltered spot and when the soil warms in spring, make a shallow drill and sow sparingly along it, covering lightly with soil. Alternatively, simply broadcast-sow over a wider area of dampened soil and rake in. Sow a short row of seed every few weeks to make sure you have a constant supply throughout the season.
- Sow: April to May
- Harvest: June to September
- Approximate quantity: 500 seeds.
coriander 'Leafy Leisure'
coriander
Tasty leaves and resistace to bolt
borage
borage - organic
Edible leaves and flowers
chives
chives
Add to salads, soups, stews and curries
Giant easy polytunnel cloche
Giant easy polytunnel cloche
Giant Poly Tunnels are ideal for winter and early spring vegetables
Kitchen garden cloche
Kitchen garden cloche
A sturdy, high quality, long lasting and stylish growing cover.
Raised bed
Raised bed
Made of recycled plastic these beds are perfect for raising a wide range of veg
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